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School: Leargán Buidhe (C.) (roll number 14289)

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Larganboy East, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Máire, Bean de Priondargás
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0110, Page 411

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    and they used to make facks for spades when the irons were made in the forge; but non of those spades are now used. Coffins too were made locally as they were needed until quite recently. When a person died the local carpenter was employed to make the coffin. Often he had to work all night in order to get the work finished in time. Wheels for carts are still made and the tyres are put on in the local forge. They call this "shoeing the wheels."
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trades and crafts (~4,680)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Teresa Waldron
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Mr John Waldron
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Reask, Co. Mayo